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PlayStation Plus: Rayman Origins Free for Members

Ubisoft Montpellier recently released Rayman Legends, a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Rayman Origins. An ever-charming, colorful platformer, Rayman Origins will get you reacquainted with the armless, legless hero who first appeared on the original PlayStation. Rayman is perfect on the PlayStation Vita, and PS Plus members will be able to experience this game for free when it enters the Instant Game Collection tomorrow.

If you never had the chance to try LIMBO, you can grab both the PS3 and PS Vita versions for one low price. All of these PS Plus benefits will be available after the PlayStation Store updates tomorrow, 9/24.

From now until 9/30, buy a 3-month PlayStation Plus membership from Best Buy and get a bonus month free.

Instant Game Collection

Rayman Origins is a 2D world with over 60 levels teeming with unexpected secrets and outlandish enemies. When the Glade of Dreams is overrun by “nefurrious” Darktoons, the Fairy Council hastily invokes Rayman to save the day; but the hero of light isn’t quite all there…To help him, Rayman teams up with his best friend, Globox, and two crafty wizards, the Teensies. Together, the world’s most hilarious team of heroes will need to restore peace to the Glade or watch as their beloved home vanishes like a bad dream…

Worms Revolution sticks an exploding sheep under worm-on-worm conflict and blasts it squarely into the 21st century. With 32 single player missions, 20 single player puzzles, online or local multiplayer for up to 4 players, 3 multiplayer modes, customization, worm classes and dynamic water!

In this psychological survival adventure, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary. Starving and exhausted, he has begun to question how much of what he sees is even real.

Pinball evolves into Battle Pinball! PINBALLISTIK brings more thrills, action and effects to traditional pinball. Play the Single Tables or engage your opponent side-by-side on the Battle Tables. Live out fantasies of wealth and luxury with the Made of Money table. Maintain your fame while fending off hordes of paparazzi. Switch sides with your opponent to steal their fortune gathering on the Battle Table and go from rags to riches!

Go for the full Pinballistik experience by downloading the Circle the Wagons, Sector X and Made of Money tables. Each comes with both a battle and classic table giving you 6 unique tables to go ballistik on. Get your opponent lost in a sand storm while you load up the revolver on Circle the Wagons. Sit by the pool and take in some sun or head over to your garage and work on your car on the Made of Money tables. Navigate the asteroid field and take aim at your opponent on the Sector X tables. Can you handle the non-stop action of pinball in Pinballistik!Pinballistik: Made of Money (PS3 Add-On)
PS Plus Price: $2.39, Regular Price: $2.99

Last Chance (Leaving on 10/1)

We’ll be back next week with more details on the game arriving to the Instant Game Collection as well as any other benefits we can share.

If you’ve got feedback on today’s Plus update make sure you leave a comment below. To discuss all things PlayStation, including this update, you can also head over to the PlayStation Community Forums where you’ll find topics you can contribute your thoughts to, or start one for yourself.

One week away until the less than stellar moth of August for PS+ is over. Please have some quality IGC games for Sept. Here’s hoping for Batman:AC, Kingdoms of Amalur(spelling?), or even a really good sale.

very weak. I’m not really that interested in platformers but i’ll try Rayman since its free.

I’m very disappointed that we still never got that ‘Big in Japan’ sale that EU got. Over 60 japanese games were discounted by half off. Now that TGS is over, i doubt we’ll get it. Its really lame that instead we keep getting discounts on the same boring indie games over and over again like Limbo.

I would say i’m looking forward to October’s plus update, but i know in my heart it will be just as awful as the past couple months. :(

Worms Revolution (maybe). I got it on Steam a couple of months ago and I was waiting to get it for one of my consoles, too. I got Limbo thanks to the Humble Bundle, so that one is a “pass.” Nothing else. It is kind of sad to see only these discounts in the last week of the month. I only got ICO and RE Chronicles this month. I don’t really “buy” the “free” games because I wait to “really” buy them with discounts. Once again, I’ll say that Sony needs to fix this problem. We, Plus members, should be able to buy games that we already “own.”

what a complete forgetable month, except for Sony apologists that think that every Sony desicion is the greatest ever made. An 11 y.o. game made for a previous generation console was the AAA of the month. Meanwhile Europe gets NFS: Most Wante, Assassins Creed 3 and now Far Cry 3

This is good news! If you have Vita but somehow don’t have Rayman Origins (what’s wrong with you?!?!) you can’t beat free. This is not only one of the best Vita games but the best version of Origins IMHO.

Kristine, do we know yet when Terraria or Proteus are coming to Vita? Can’t wait for those two =)

Nice update. Already own rayman from the sale. If you guys don’t own it, grab it. Its lots of fun. Any chance we can get some more info on ps4 game upgrades? Like what if I buy the ps3 digital version of AC: Black Flag. What happenes to my ps3 version when I upgrade to ps4?

For digital titles, the PS4 versions of the games will be listed at the adjusted price in the PlayStation Store if you already own the digital PS3 version of the game. You’ll then be able to buy the PS4 version of the title in addition to the PS3 version at that adjusted price. So, you’ll have both.

You know, ever since May when we got Pinball Arcade for free I’ve had in insatiable appetite for MORE PINBALL! After absolutely devouring all the tables provided I wandered around aimlessly, my life being left void. But you answered my prayers only 3 short months later with STAR WARS PINBALL!! My – mind – was – blown. I downloaded it right away & I couldn’t stop playing. I lost my job because I wouldn’t leave the house. I was informed I could get it for only $2 on my Android & thus leave the house to go to work, but hell… I saved $2! Needless to say, I burned through all the tables in only 2 weeks & the 2 weeks that followed have been a living hell. I imagine worse than drug withdrawals. This update has shined a light on my life. PINBALLISTIC + DLC ON SALE?!?! I don’t know what I would have done without more pinball. SONY PS PLUS TEAM, HOW DO YOU DO IT??? THANK YOU!!!

Rayman Origins is probably my favorite game on the vita, I have played threw it 6 or 8 times across three different systems. Best game of the month by far imo. If you have not played it DOOOO EEEETT NOW!! More like this in the coming months please!

so im really glad rayman origns is coming to NA ps plus, though EU got ages ago…. i just wish that we ps plus vita owners get some IGC games at the start of the month instead of waiting like last grade citizen. why cant u give vita only ps plus gamers something to play at the start of the month??? is it that hard, hope u take this feedback into consideration,.

@21 You seem to have gotten off easy. I have MPD (multiple pinball disorder). When at home I am compelled to roll myself up in a ball and bounce off the couches, entertainment center, tables, chairs, basically anything that might get me the points needed for the free play. When I’m out in public and a bald guy walks my direction i start flapping my arms (that don’t quite resemble arms anymore) and do everything in my power to make sure he doesn’t get between my ‘arms’

These discounts are really crappy. Supposedly EU gets better free games and US gets better discounts, but the sales in September have been pretty awful. I’m not sure if we’ve even had one deep discount (over 50%). And I just passed on Limbo a few weeks ago for like $6, I’m not sure why it would go on sale for $12 this week. I was thinking something like $3.75 would be a much better price.

Oh and have you guys seen the PS+ EU games for October? Can we please try and get somewhere close to that?

No more 8 year old PSP games! (Preferably no more PSP games at all!!!) And no more crappy downloadable games like Galaga Legions. EU is basically getting nothing but full game releases, and most of them still retail for $20 or more!

Rayman Origins for Vita is awesome. The deals are kinda bad. I bought Limbo a few weeks ago for something around $7 right here on the PSN, and even that I wouldn’t consider an amazing deal. The other deals? Oh, so much suck.

I am still not sure why EU subscribers keep getting quality titles every month for Vita, and those of us in the US just keep getting PSP leftovers. I’m still not sure why I stay subscribed to + when each and every month the US content is more and more insulting.

The only reason I am not butthurt over this update is that I wanted to purchase Rayman: Origins, anyway, with or without a PS+ subscription. At least now, when I let my subscription run out, I won’t be left with nothing.

I will be a bit more careful in the future though. If I see any Vita games being deeply discounted, I am almost positive they will wind up being added to the IGC eventually, defeating the entire purpose of Sony wanting lifelong subscribers.

Lately, I only really keep up with upcoming additions to the IGC for a good, ironic chuckle at how much better the EU region’s IGC is as compared to that of the US region.

It really would be nice if PS+ subscribers had the option of outright purchasing games that they had previously received for “free” as part of their subscription. Not all of us intend on subscribing forever, especially those of us who don’t like indie titles or 8-year-old PSP games being presented as PS Vita blockbusters.

For perspective, the Nintendo Wii hadn’t even come out yet, and there was no such thing as an Android or an iPhone when Darkstalkers or GTA : LCS was released for the PSP.

Past all September updates, I only can say, VERY DISAPPOINTING. Best of the month for PS3 was ICO, it’s excellent, but still a PS2 game with ten years old. But the worst was you didn’t give us Shadow of the Colossus too, when all other regions had both.
Both RE (Wii ports… LOL) and Galaga… mediocre games really.
Vita had great games, but unfortunately, I haven’t one.
It’s just my opinion.

I dont think this time around its fair for us to compare this months with EU, I mean when EU got rayman we were complaining about not getting it and now we have it! like come on, they listened and added it like EU shouldnt we be happy about that?

This month give them a break, less you want them less inclined to try to listen to you guys if it always looks like a loss.

“One week away until the less than stellar moth of August for PS+ is over. Please have some quality IGC games for Sept. Here’s hoping for Batman:AC, Kingdoms of Amalur(spelling?), or even a really good sale.”

Guy who doesn’t know what month it is? Check.

Pissing and moaning over what EU gets? Check.

I’ll be back next week to see what you crybabies are up to. Probably not enjoying what you get but continuing to subscribe anyway.